“The sun shone sleekly through a silver sky,” Tina said, as she stood steadily on the stage (a chair).<\/p>\n
“Booooooo!” Claire shouted out from the back of the room. “BOOOOOOOOOOO!”<\/p>\n
“The moon mellowed meekly above a murmuring meadow,” Tina muttered, immovably. <\/p>\n
“Awful,” Ethel heckled. “Just awful! You’re awful, Tina! You should be ashamed!”<\/p>\n
“The rocket reflected repetitively as it rotated around the revolving rarity,” Tina roared, resolutely resilient to the rising reproval from the rowdy rabble. <\/p>\n
“Rarity is another word for anomaly,” she added belatedly when there was silence from below.<\/p>\n
“Best poem ever,” Daniel swooned. He clapped enthusiastically and then continued clapping enthusiastically for quite some time. “I love it! More! More!”<\/p>\n
Tina ran crying from the stage.<\/p>\n
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Notes:<\/p>\n
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